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Director:
Tito Davison
Writers:
Edmundo Báez (story)
Tito Davison (story)
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Release Date:
30 April 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
Poor daddy. Bibi was just shedding her inhibitions. So he threw the gang out. He never should have done it. Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never. more
Plot:
A former actress clashes with her wealthy and spoiled stepdaughter over their inheritance after the death of their protector. full summary | add synopsis
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40's Star Meets ''60's Counter Culture! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Lana Turner ... Adriana Roman

George Chakiris ... Johnny Allen
Richard Egan ... Frederick Lonsdale
Dan O'Herlihy ... Charles Winthrop
Karin Mossberg ... Lisa Winthrop
Pamela Rodgers ... Bibi
Carlos East ... Lalo
Augusto Benedico ... Dr. Lorenz
Víctor Junco ... Delacroix
Norma Herrera ... Stella
Pedro Galván ... University Dean
Regina Torné ... Queen Bee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Javier Batiz
Carolina Cortázar
Rogelio Guerra
José Roberto Hill
Alma Muriel
Penelope
Carlos Riquelme
Sergio Virel
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El Terrón de azúcar (Mexico)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA | Mexico
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Johnny Allen: [Putting his arm around her] Do you know you really turn me on?
Girl sketching model: [Disinterested] Since when?
Johnny Allen: Since now. I belong to 'The Now Generation.'
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Referenced in Hollywood High (2003) (TV) more

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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
40's Star Meets ''60's Counter Culture!, 2 July 2007
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Author: phillindholm from Rohnert Park, CA

"The Big Cube" marked Lana Turner's swift descent from movie stardom. A very cheap Mexican potboiler supposedly co-produced by her husband at the time, Robert Eaton, it improbably cast her in the role of a great stage actress, giving up her fame to marry a wealthy tycoon who comes complete with a grown daughter. Soon Dad (Dan O'Herlihy) is drowned in a yachting accident, leaving Lana as the executrix of his estate. By now, her stepdaughter (Karin Mossberg) is involved with a slimy drug dealer (George Chakiris of "West Side Story"). Because Stepmom won't give her consent to their wedding, these two plan to drive her into the nuthouse by spiking her drink with LSD. That they do, and it's up to a playwright (Richard Egan) who has loved her from afar, to set things straight. So much for the "plot". Turner, taut-faced and victimized by grotesque wigs and costumes, seems unsure of how to play her part, so, she plays for sympathy and merely whispers her lines - no doubt hoping the audience won't hear them. Chakiris is properly scummy, but Mossberg, sporting a Swedish accent (?) is as wooden as a cigar store Indian-and none too attractive, either. (At one point, Turner gushes about her Stepdaughter ''She even LOOKS like me!''. She's wrong-even though she's at least twenty years older, Turner still looks much more attractive than Mossberg). As for the rest of the cast, O'herlihy and Egan are merely there to support Turner, which they do well enough. Then, there are the ''Teenyboppers'' all of whom are well past 21 especially Mossberg's friend Bibi, (Pamela Rodgers)who spouts lines like ''I'ts a pop art world, baby-get with it!''. She also does a striptease at a very unconvincing ''Freakout Party''. The musical score is pretty trippy also-in a good way. ( I still can't get Bibi's striptease theme out of my head). This is yet another case of a once-great star slumming, and probably wondering ''What WAS I thinking?'' ever since. Nevertheless, faded stars like Turner ended up in stuff like this, because it afforded them top billing they could no longer get elsewhere. Well, Lana, I hope it was worth it.Still, for those audiences with a sense of humor, this is a classic. And Tuner gets to do her familiar ''Imitation Of Life''/''Portrait In Black'' routine.''The Big Cube'' is finally available on DVD (complete with Groovy trailer) in a stunning transfer-which really brings Lana's bargain-basement freakouts to life. I watched this movie two years ago, and hated it-then, I watched it again. Now, I think it's great! So, for those with the right sense of humor, ''Get With It!''

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